Paul joined The FSE Group’s board in July 2019. His career has been dominated with roles supporting SME business funding , including Managing Director for NatWest SME Banking in South of England & Wales, and also prior to that at Lombard, which was Europe’s biggest business asset finance organisation. Prior to joining FSE Group, he has supported various Challenger Banks and FinTech businesses, including a collective investment organisation, as a consultant.  Paul is also a Non-Executive Director of Allica Bank.

Founding MD of ET Capital, a venture fund manager investing in high-growth technology businesses, Martin has also been active on the investment committees of several early-stage equity funds and is an experienced non-executive director. He is a venture capital adviser to the University of East Anglia Innovation Funding Board and a trustee for a multi-academy trust comprising several schools across the East of England.

Peter is Chair of the Audit Committee. Peter is a chartered management accountant who has held senior finance roles at BT, the Eden Project and currently Eliquo Hydrok, where he is also joint MD. His previous NED experience includes Chair of the Audit committee for a large multi-academy trust and serving as a non-Executive Director for Visit Cornwall.

Paul works for the World Bank Group providing advisory support on investment promotion and policy to Governments in Southern and Eastern Africa.  Prior to this, Paul led Scotland’s International Trade and Investment agency and has spent over 35 years working in international  economic development.  He is a member of Court at Heriot Watt University and on the Board of the Bike Station in Edinburgh.

Sam, an expert in transformations, has spent 30 years delivering programmes across Financial Services. Highly experienced in regulated entities and with a focus on Risk she delivered complex change for regulation, technology, people and process.  Sam guided UK Financial Institutions through FCA enforcement actions and led turnaround efforts for two UK banks. She's also been instrumental in preparing institutions for IPO. Sam's strength lies in driving transformational change, with a deep understanding of the underlying architecture, Governance, and control frameworks.

Julie is responsible for all fund management activity at FSE including contract delivery, line management of investment personnel, investor relations and working with the board on new fund management opportunities. Julie is on the FSE Investment Committee and is FSE’s internal champion for inclusivity. Prior to joining FSE, Julie has over 10 years city-based experience of leveraged and corporate finance with NatWest Markets and Hawkpoint Partners and has made a large number of equity investments across a broad spectrum of technology sectors.

Joining FSE in 2019, Matt is responsible for Risk and Compliance matters across the Group. He previously worked at NatWest and Barclays for over 33 years in total, the majority of which was in Business Banking. He has held a number of local director and business manager roles working with SMEs across Hampshire and West Sussex, as well as credit quality assurance manager in London.

Karen joined the company in 2005 after a career in banking and underwriting. As Head of Operations she has responsibility for HR matters, general office management of the 5 geographical locations and company governance.

Tom joined The FSE Group in 2014 and is now the Head of Marketing and Internal Communications. His team is responsible for attracting and showcasing a diverse portfolio of businesses across all regional funds. Tom also supports the delivery of new business opportunities. Before joining FSE, he worked for Samsung in the IM division where he delivered the Galaxy Cup and Galaxy Studio Live national events.

Teniola heads the finance and management information team at The FSE Group. His responsibilities include managing the financial audit, stakeholder reporting, systems improvement, and the day to day management of the finance department. With over 10 years’ experience in finance and management working in various sectors such as insurance, engineering consultancy and the renewables sectors; Teniola has consistently found and built success through cultivating relationships, stakeholder engagement and project management. In his previous role, Teniola was responsible for managing a portfolio of circa £125m across 22 companies for international investors in the renewables sector.

Alan joined The FSE Group in 2022. He is responsible for our end to end process, from point of enquiry to exit. Alan has a passion for improvement and excellence. He has held positions within Operations, Project Management and Finance, within Financial Services and Software Development industries.